Russian Government Provides Details of Collection Society Overhaul

As the fight for control of Russia’s collecting industry continues, the economic development ministry, the main advocate of state control over the sector, has revealed specifics of its proposals.

The agency sent to first deputy prime minister Igor Shuvalov, who is overseeing the reform of the country’s royalty collection system, two possible scenarios for government control of the sector, the business daily Vedomosti has reported.